UPDATE: State’s Attorney vows to appeal Grayson appellate court ruling
Update at 7 p.m. John Milhiser, the Sangamon County State’s Attorney, has issued a statement following the decision of an appellate court to overturn Sean Grayson’s pretrial detention. “I spoke to the family of Sonya Massey today after the opinion was released and told them that the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office remains committed to seeking the continued pretrial detention of Sean Grayson,
Illinois appellate court rules Sean Grayson should be released pretrial
An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County Sherriff's deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey, should be released from jail pending trial.
Illinois court orders pretrial release of deputy charged in Sonya Massey's killing
In his opinion for the court, Justice Eugene Doherty found fault with prosecutors for basing their arguments against release on the way Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson acted during the shooting.
Appellate panel overturns order to keep Illinois ex-deputy in jail until trial in murder of Sonya Massey
Sean Grayson stands charged with murder in the shooting that killed Sonya Massey early on the morning of Saturday, July 6.
Deputy in fatal Sonya Massey shooting to be released with conditions
The Fourth District Appellate Court late Wednesday afternoon reversed the detention order of former Sangamon County Sheriff deputy Sean P. Grayson, charged in the July 6 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, meaning Grayson will be released with conditions soon.
An appellate court says Sean Grayson should be released from jail
Grayson has been in custody since his arrest for first degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey this summer.
State's attorney fights to keep ex-deputy jailed in Sonya Massey murder before trial
An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the murder of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called police fo
Illinois court orders a pretrial release hearing for a deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing
An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a former deputy sheriff charged with murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey should get another hearing on his pretrial release.
Sheriff's deputy who killed Sonya Massey to be released soon with conditions
A former sheriff's deputy who gunned down Sonya Massey in her kitchen after she called 911 about a possible prowler outside her home will be released soon with conditions, an Illinois court ruled late Wednesday.
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Ex-Deputy Sheriff Charged in Sonya Massey's Death Set for Release: Illinois Court Rebuffs Pretrial Detention
The appellate court ruled that ex-deputy Sean Grayson charged with killing Sonya Massey can be released before trial.
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Sean Grayson, who killed Sonya Massey, committed misconduct at prior jobs. Another one of his cases just got dropped
The killing of Sonya Massey by Sean Grayson, who moved on from Logan County in 2023 to become a Sangamon County Sheriff’s ...
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US Department of Justice is investigating deadly Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson shot and killed 36-year-old Sonya Massey, bodycam video shows, inside her Springfield home in July after Massey called 911 to report a possible intruder.